Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 20th May in Kilmodan School
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Jim McLuckie opened the meeting, minuted apologies from Michael Kaufmann and welcomed councillors Ron Simon and Alec McNaughton from A&BC, PC Brian McFarlane and all present.

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Everyone welcome to the public meeting at Glendaruel Village Hall to discuss the findings of the Development Trust Steering Group.

The Steering Group have produced a newsletter with more information, please click on the links below to download the pdf.

CGDT Steering Group Newsletter & CGDT Steering Group Newsletter inside

The draft Memorandum and Articles will also be available, both from this website and at various public buildings in ColGlen.

COLINTRAIVE AND GLENDARUEL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

NOTICE

There will be a Community Council meeting in Kilmodan School
On Tuesday 20 May 08 at 7:30 pm.

AGENDA

AGM

1 Chairman’s Report

2 Treasurer’s Report

Quarterly Meeting

1 Minutes of last meeting and matters arising

2 Scottish Water/Scottish Power proposals for water supplies.

3 Health matters

4 Development Trust update

5 A&B Councillor’s report

6 AOB

I’m sitting in my study looking across the Kyles to Bute waiting on the Storm Force 10 winds to arrive and with them maybe some snow.  The winds will be from the South West so the manse will be sheltered but I expect they’ll be sweeping away the debris from the Tighnabruaich seafront in the morning.
All around people are warning that spring is going to be early this year and we’re headed for a mixed up season. Even the Christian Church seems to be playing its part with the celebration of Easter on 23rd March, almost the earliest it can be.  The schools will be off for the Easter weekend, back for a few days and then off for two week Easter holidays.
I’m looking forward to Easter this year after being caught by surprise in 2007.  In the city the churches usually have far fewer people than normal on Easter Day as people get away as soon as the schools break up, now I know where many of them go!
Whatever kind of Spring we are headed for, early, late, long or short, I hope you have the health to enjoy it. I also invite you to join the congregation of Kilmodan and Colintraive for worship on Easter Day which is Sunday 23rd March in Kilmodan Church at 10.45am.

Rev. David Mitchell,
Minister, West Cowal

I associate daffodils in flower with Spring so imagine my surprise when on 29th December I saw daffodils in flower at the Glendaruel Caravan park. Some others have been seen in flower in recent weeks and some of ours may be in flower by early March. But December is ridiculous. Snowdrops were a little late this year and crocus have just started.
Some of our early rhododendrons are in flower and have so far avoided the frost damage which so often spoils them. I saw a rhododendron praecox today and must have one for next year. We had one in our Colintraive garden and the flowers which cover the bush give a wonderful early splash of pale purple.
Frog spawn has appeared as usual late in February and some croaking and splashing is heard as you approach the pond. Our local woodpecker is very busy. I am glad not to have to bang my head on a tree to get food! Apart from the very early daffodils signs of climate change this Spring are few.
Garden plans are changing. Now that roof repairs are finished climbing roses will be grown on the south facing gable again. I have planted Golden showers, Zephirine Drouhin, Dorothy Perkins and an unknown red. It may be rather crowded. A new rose only bed is being prepared  as they do not like competing with other plants. Many small and sickly trees have been dropped and more will follow. I am determined to let in more  light but will leave to the experts the felling of a number of Leylandii which have become too large. What a pity I still have no wood burning stove.
Potatoes have been grown in the same patch for the last two years which means none this year but instead more vegetables. The head gardener gave me a fleece tunnel which may allow an earlier crop of whatever. I may try lettuce, carrots and beetroot. The recent dry spell allowed almost all the garden rubbish to be burnt. A bonfire is a satisfying thing which brings out the wee boy in me. But I am not very good at starting the fire. Instead of creating a good going hot centre I tend to pile on branches as soon as the fire catches which has one result - it goes out! I must learn to be patient.

Tom Mowat